Thank you for being there

I pulled over to let an ambulance pass and thought it was time to do a shout out to the people who provide this valuable service.

I’ve been in an ambulance twice: Once when I broke my leg at two in the morning; the other with a gall stone.

There wasn’t a lot of pain with the broken leg. They said I had gone into shock. I spent a few days in hospital and did my editorials from there.

The gall stone was another matter. The pain was incredible.

I remember the EMT telling me it was OK if I wanted to scream obscenities to ease the pain. I don’t use profanity. In a broadcast setting, you never know when there’s an open mike. Shouting, “darn it!” doesn’t really help.

I found it odd having the two EMT’s stay with me at hospital admitting, for quite a while till I got in.

I thought their time could have been better spent on the street helping someone else.

Before my experience, when I heard sirens in the night, I’d think, “Somebody’s hurting.”

Comments

I’ve been in an ambulance a couple of times. The attendants were well trained, confident, personable and made me feel as good as they could about the situation I was in. (heart issues) I have to thank all those people that care enough to work a job like that but then again thanks are really not enough.
The only complaint I have about being in the back of an ambulance is the ones I rode in sure needed some new suspensions they were a bit rough to ride in.